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New build - Blue screen errors

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    #32
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    The first thing in the top corner is about the CPU.

    Below it says

    L1 Cache: 64K 49184MB/s
    L2 Cache: 512K 15874MB/s
    L3 Cache: None


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    #33
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Its up there somewhere along with the speed of the DIMMs :confused::o


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    #34
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    This then maybe:
    Settings: RAM  :  666MHz (DDR1333) / CAS : 9-9-9-20 / DDR3 (64 Bits)


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    #35
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    That's it :)


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    #36
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    Solitaire wrote: »
    That's it :)

    Finally :)

    Do those timings look ok?

    Its currently on pass 7 of the second module (the one i think is faulty), still no errors though


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    #37
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Yep :)

    But that means something else is causing the BSODs :(

    Did you ever update/reinstall your chipset drivers?


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    #38
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    I installed all the drivers that came with the mobo.

    Is there a chance it could still be the ram, because a lot of the BSOD errors were memory errors.


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    #39
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    They could also be caused by the hard drive, which is usually a result of a driver conflict or buggy HDD.

    Are you sure the memory is running at 1333MHZ 9-9-9-20 in the BIOS?


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    #40
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    Yup, from what I can see in the bios its running at 1333MHz.


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    #41
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Gah! banghead.gif

    Run CHKDSK, see if there's a bad sector or file format errors. In My Computer right-click your OS partition (C:\), select Properties > Tools > Error-Checking and let CHKDSK run on the next startup. So long as you have an hour or two to spare :o

    Otherwise try installing the latest chipset drivers for your mobo from the manufacturer's website.


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    #42
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    Will do, Im not sure if I mentioned this already but I actually got a BSOD before I actually had windows installed.

    It was the first time I turned on the new build and inserted the windows cd. It was extracting or copying files and a blue screen occured.

    May be of some significance. I'll try running chkdsk anyway.

    Thanks.


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    #43
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Hmm... try running MemTest again, also try resetting CMOS, then flashing the latest BIOS to your mobo, CMOS reset again and restore your memory timings.

    Has it been BSODing much since you sorted the memory?


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    #44
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    Its doing it pretty much every day when i turn on the pc for the first time.

    Atm I have just one of the modules in, so i'll see if I get BSOD tomorrow when I turn it on and if I dont then im pretty sure its the other module.


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    #45
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Hmm... some kind of cold-boot issue? BIOS update might be worth the hassle...


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    #46
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    Ya i had thought about that but it looked like a bit of hassle. At this stage though i dont have a choice. i'll see what happens when i turn it on tomorrow and go from there.


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    #47
    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Cold boot issues could means theres the possibility the PSU is the problem. Also is there any chance you could copy the dump logs from the BSOD?


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    #48
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    Well turned on the pc this morning and no blue screen. I'll see if i get any over the next few days and if not I can put it down to the ram.


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    #49
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    Well another few blue screens and restart issues in the past few days so guess it is not the ram. Is there any way to test the PSU without just replacing it with a new one?


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    #50
    Curry Addict
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    u need to narrow down the problem, bsod can be a lot of things. no point going from one component to another just yet and lots of suggestions made already.


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    #51
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    I downloaded bluescreen view and for the last blue screen error the dump shows nearly all .sys files. Driver problems.

    Iv attached a html report showing all the bsods, not sure if there is anything you can tell from that.


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    #52
    massy086
    Registered Users Posts: 2,845 ✭✭✭massy086


    mossy464 wrote: »
    I downloaded bluescreen view and for the last blue screen error the dump shows nearly all .sys files. Driver problems.

    Iv attached a html report showing all the bsods, not sure if there is anything you can tell from that.
    can u post or rar the original report cheers


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    #53
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    The actual dmp files?


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    #54
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    Here are all the dmp files.


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    #55
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    Well after a long while wondering what could be causing the problem, I firstly got my friend to test the PSU in his machine and he had no problems or blue screens so that ruled that out.

    I then decided to get one new stick of RAM to test it and since then I havent had a blue screen, next step is to contact OCZ to get a refund or replacement for the faulty RAM.

    Not sure what their procedure is. Anyone had any dealings with them before?

    One other question, when I set my pc to sleep the PSU stays on. Anyone know why this would be?

    Im running Windows 7 64 Bit and I've checked the powers settings etc but cant find anything in there.

    Thanks


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